Sunday, December 20, 2009

Any AMAZING meatloaf recipes out there?

Last time I made meatloaf, I didn't really have a recipe. I had 3 recipes and used pieces of all three to make an okay meatloaf. It tasted fine--not great but okay. However, that was 3 months ago. Did I write it down? Of course not!





Now I'm trying again. We have 2 pounds of ground beef, a fully stocked (hopefully) kitchen, and I'm ready to make the best meatload out there.





We're talking I want to rivel my husband's grandmother's recipe. I'm THAT serious about making a good meatloaf.





Anyone have a GREAT meatloaf recipe?Any AMAZING meatloaf recipes out there?
This is my favorite. You can use ground sirloin in place of the turkey %26amp; whole eggs in place of the whites. Enjoy!





Mozzarella Stuffed Loaf





1 1/4 pounds ground turkey breast


1 10-oz pkg frozen chopped spinach, thawed, squeezed dry


1/2 cup minced onion


1/2 cup seasoned bread crumbs


1/4 cup chopped fresh parsley


1 teaspoon dried oregano


2 egg whites


salt and ground black pepper, to taste


1/4 teaspoon cayenne pepper (I omit when using beef)


4 ounces fresh mozzarella, cubed


2 tablespoons ketchup


2 tablespoons Dijon mustard





Preheat oven to 375.





In a large bowl, combine turkey, spinach, onion, bread crumbs, parsley, oregano, egg whites, salt and peppers. Mix until combined and divide in half.





Press 1/2 of the turkey into an 8-inch loaf pan covered in foil. Top bottom half with cubed mozzarella cheese. Press the rest of the turkey mixture over top and press down to flatten the top.





In a small bowl, combine the ketchup and mustard and with a pastry brush, brush the top of the meatloaf. Bake about 1 hour, until top is golden and the loaf begins to pull away from sides of pan. Let stand 10 minutes before slicing.Any AMAZING meatloaf recipes out there?
Yay. You are very welcome. You can also add sun-dried tomatoes to the mozz/spinach loaf. Happy Holidays. :-) Report Abuse

www.recipezaar.com recipe number...187464....so good so easy....slow cooked italian meatloaf....
Ok, here's a recipe from MY husband's grandmother's personal recipe book!





1陆 lbs ground meat


戮 cup oatmeal uncooked


3 eggs


鈪?cup catsup


1 lg onion chopped


鈪?cup chopped celery


鈪?cup chopped gr. Onions


陆 cup chopped green pepper


陆 t garlic powder


2 T soy sauce


1陆 t salt, 陆 t blk pepper, 鈪?t cayenne





Mix all ingredients. Shape in mold on floured wax paper. Roll in flour until thickly coated, like pot roast. Brown on all sides in skillet with about 3 T melted shortening. When brown stir in about 2 T flour. Mix 1 can mushroom soup with 陆 cup water and add. Cook on low heat approx 1 hr or until done. Handle carefully. Add water if gravy gets too thick.
MARK鈥橲 MEATLOAF





1 戮 lbs. 90% lean ground beef


2 eggs


2 oz. olive oil plus extra for cooking


6 oz. beef stock plus extra for drizzling


陆 cup grated Parmesan or Romano cheese


陆 cup plain bread crumbs


A hefty handful of chopped fresh parsley


Generous sprinkling of kosher salt and black pepper





Mix all of the ingredients in a bowl and place on an oiled sheet pan. Form a uniform rectangle 1 陆 - 1 戮 inches in height. Place into a 350 degree oven. I remove it when the internal temperature has reached 140 degrees which is medium. Heat the remaining beef stock to a simmer and drizzle over slices of the meatloaf. This is one of the few times I would ever recommend this but if you don鈥檛 have homemade beef stock I sometimes use a can of Franco American or Campbell鈥檚 au jus. (I can hear my fellow chefs gasping in horror).
2 lb. lean minced beef


1 onion


1 clove garlic


2 level tablespoons chopped parsley


salt and black pepper


1 dessertspoon Worcestershire sauce


3 eggs


4 oz. Beal Paese of Gouda cheese


6 oz. button mushrooms


8 oz. prepared puff pastry


1/4 pint stock or bouillon





Peel and finely chop the onion and crush the garlic.


Mix thogether the meat, onion, garlic and parsley in a bowl, season to taste with salt and black pepper.


Beat the worcestershire sauce with two of the eggs and stir into the meat mixture.


Butter a 2 lb. loaf tin thoroughly and press half the meat mixture in an even layer.


Dice the cheese finely, trim and chop the mushrooms and put both on top of the meat, then cover with the remaining meat., levelling of the surface smoothly.


Cover the tin with buttered foil or greaseproof paper.


Place the tin in a roasting pan containing about 1/2 in. of water, and bake in the centre of a pre-heated oven, at 375 degrees Farhenheit for 1 hour and 15 minutes.


Remove the pan from the oven.


Carefully pour off the liquid around the meat in the tin and set it aside for gravy.


Leave the meat in the tin to cool and shrink slightly.


Raise the oven heat to 450 degrees Farenheit.


Roll out the puff pastry on a lightly floured surface, to a thin rectangle measuring roughly 12 in. by 8 in.


Turn the meat out of the tin and place it in the centre of the pastry, wrap the pastry over and round the meat, sealing the edges with lightly beaten egg.


Put the pastry wrapped meat loaf, join underneath, on a damp baking tray and brush the top with egg.


Decorate the loaf with pastry trimmings, and cut two or three slits in the pastry for the steam to escape.


Bake in the oven for 20 minutes or until the pastry is well risen and golden brown.


Skim the fat from the reserved gravy and put it, with the stock, in a small saucepan.


Boil rapidly until it has reduced slightly.


Season to taste and pour into a warm sauce boat.


Serve the crusty meat roll hot, garnished with sprigs of watercress and surrounded with halved grilled tomatoes, grilled mushroom caps and boiled buttered potatoes.
Yes try here. It is full of GREAT recipes!
I have a large family so you will have to adapt the basic ingredients.





I use 5 pounds of ground beef


cup of bread crumbs (any kind will do)


2 eggs


can of tomato sauce


onions


green peppers


onion soup mix or meatloaf seasoning packet.


pepper


garlic, fresh or powder
Glazed Meatloaf





INGREDIENTS





1/2 cup ketchup


1/3 cup brown sugar


1/4 cup lemon juice, divided


1 teaspoon mustard powder


2 pounds ground beef


3 slices bread, broken up into small pieces


1/4 cup chopped onion


1 egg, beaten


1 teaspoon beef bouillon granules





DIRECTIONS





Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).





In a small bowl, combine the ketchup, brown sugar, 1 tablespoon lemon juice and mustard powder.





In a separate large bowl, combine the ground beef, bread, onion, egg, bouillon, remaining lemon juice and 1/3 of the ketchup mixture from the small bowl. Mix this well and place in a 5x9 inch loaf pan.





Bake at 350 degrees F (175 degrees C) for 1 hour, drain any excess fat, coat with remaining ketchup mixture and bake for 10 more minutes.
Old-fashioned Meatloaf:





Prep: 20 min., Cook: 7 min., Bake: 1 hr., Stand 10 min.





1 tablespoon butter


3 celery ribs, finely chopped


1/2 large onion, finely chopped


2 pounds lean ground beef


2 tablespoons Worcestershire sauce, divided


1/2 cup Italian-seasoned breadcrumbs


1/3 cup ketchup


2 teaspoons Creole seasoning


1 teaspoon Greek seasoning


1 teaspoon garlic powder


2 large eggs, lightly beaten


1 (8-ounce) can tomato sauce


3 tablespoons tomato paste


1 tablespoon ketchup


Garnish: chopped fresh flat-leaf parsley





Melt butter in a medium nonstick skillet over medium heat; add celery and onion, and saut茅 7 minutes or just until tender.





Stir together celery mixture, ground beef, 1 tablespoon Worcestershire sauce, breadcrumbs, and next 5 ingredients in a large bowl. Shape into a 10- x 5-inch loaf; place on a lightly greased broiler rack. Place rack in an aluminum foil-lined broiler pan.





Bake at 350掳 for 45 minutes. Stir together remaining 1 tablespoon Worcestershire sauce, tomato sauce, tomato paste, and 1 tablespoon ketchup until blended; pour evenly over meatloaf, and bake 10 to 15 more minutes or until no longer pink in center. Let stand 10 minutes before serving.





Yield: Makes 6 to 8 servings
Kicked-Up Meatloaf





Ingredients


2 tablespoons butter


1 large onion, chopped


1 rib celery, finely chopped


1/2 red bell pepper, finely chopped


2 teaspoons minced garlic, plus 1 teaspoon


1 teaspoon chopped thyme leaves


1 teaspoon chopped rosemary


1/3 cup chopped fresh parsley


2 eggs


1 1/2 teaspoons Dijon mustard


1/2 cup ketchup, plus 1/4 cup


2 tablespoons plus 1 teaspoon Worcestershire sauce


1/2 cup Heavy cream


2/3 cup Breadcrumbs


1 pound ground chuck


1/2 pound pork sausage (such as breakfast sausage)


1/2 pound ground veal


1 1/2 teaspoons salt


2 teaspoons plus 1/4 teaspoon freshly ground black pepper


4 slices bacon, cut in half


2 tablespoons white or red wine vinegar


1/2 cup canned tomatoes, chopped or crushed





Directions


In a large skillet heat the butter over medium-high heat until melted.


Add all but 1/4 cup of the onions, the celery and all but 2 tablespoons of the bell pepper and cook,


stirring occasionally, until vegetables are softened and beginning to caramelize around the edges,


about 6 minutes. Add 2 teaspoons of the garlic, the thyme, rosemary, and parsley and cook for 2


minutes. Remove from the heat and allow to cool.


Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F.


When the vegetable mixture is cooled, transfer to a mixing bowl and add the eggs, mustard, 1/4 cup


of the ketchup, 1 teaspoon of the Worcestershire sauce, and heavy cream and mix until thoroughly


combined. Add the breadcrumbs, ground chuck, pork sausage, ground veal, 1 teaspoon of the salt and 1/4 teaspoon of the pepper and mix until just combined. Do not overmix. Transfer meat mixture to a 9


by 5 by 3-inch loaf pan and using your hands, form mixture into a loaf shape. Arrange the slices of


bacon on the top of the meatloaf and set aside.


In a small saucepan combine the remaining 1/4 cup of chopped onion, remaining 2 tablespoons of green


pepper, remaining teaspoon of garlic, remaining 1/2 cup of ketchup, remaining 2 tablespoons of


Worcestershire sauce, remaining 1/2 teaspoon of salt, remaining 2 teaspoons of pepper, vinegar, and


canned tomatoes and bring to a boil over medium-high heat. Cook until thickened, about 5 minutes.


Pour the sauce over the uncooked meatloaf and bake for 45 minutes to 1 hour, or until the bacon and


sauce are slightly caramelized on the top of the meatloaf. Remove from the oven and cover loosely


with aluminum foil. Let stand for 10 minutes before serving.
put meat and spices in a pan and cook it and there you go!
I add 2 eggs dried bread, ketchup, some BBQ sauce, onions, garlic powder and meat seasoning. Its the only one my brother will eat he wont touch my moms or my grandmas so it makes me proud. =)

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